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DEI - Is it a truly beneficial practice, or just empty corporate jargon?
Studio 2
Black Lives Matter
Economy
Employment
Gender

Do racial minorities, women, other groups benefit from DEI efforts?

Walmart announced it would roll back its DEI policies - and others did the same earlier this year. We discuss why some major employers are shifting away from these policies.

Air Date: December 4, 2024 12:00 pm

Listen 51:15
Matthew J. Platkin speaks
Crime
Criminal Justice
New Jersey

7 indicted in connection with 2 human trafficking rings in Bridgeton and North Jersey

In the Bridgeton case, a new group of victims were allegedly brought to a house on a weekly basis and instructed not to leave.

1 year ago

Listen 0:46
Elon Musk
Delaware
Economy
Law
Transportation

Delaware judge reaffirms ruling that invalidated massive Tesla pay package for Elon Musk

The judge ruled in January that Musk engineered a pay package potentially worth $56 billion in sham negotiations with directors who were not independent.

1 year ago

Police tape and the flashing lights of a police vehicle behind
Crime
Philadelphia
6abc

Man who allegedly killed ex, left her in shallow grave is ‘most wanted man’ in Philly: U.S. Marshals

The woman's body was found in the city's Fox Chase neighborhood last month. Police say the man had a dispute with the victim before she went missing.

1 year ago

A 16-year-old feeds a baby at a camp for displaced Palestinians
International
Military

U.N. halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel

The decision could worsen the humanitarian crisis in Gaza as hundreds of thousands of people are living in squalid tent camps and rely on international food aid.

1 year ago

Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., enters federal court in New York, Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Crime
Government Accountability
New Jersey

Ex-U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez seeks new trial, citing prosecutors’ recently admitted error

Lawyers for Menendez, who was convicted in July of 16 charges, cite a recent revelation that improper evidence was put on a computer used by jurors during deliberations.

1 year ago

The seal on the FBI building
Crime
Criminal Justice
Delaware

‘Blood is on your hands’: Feds say incarcerated man extorted $3.5M from Delaware woman

The indictment said the woman’s money was used to buy property and luxury cars, including a Bentley and Maserati, and to run a car rental business.

1 year ago

Listen 1:19
The Port of Wilmington in Delaware.
Business
Delaware
Infrastructure
Law

Pa. district judge delivers another setback to Delaware on Edgemoor port expansion project

This is the latest stumbling block for the new Edgemoor terminal at the Port of Wilmington. Delaware argued it should be allowed to intervene in the lawsuit.

1 year ago

Carter Hart skating
Crime
International
Law
Sports

Court hears legal arguments in sex assault case of 5 hockey players, including ex-Flyers goalie

Arguments will continue for weeks in the case involving Carter Hart, who left the Flyers in January, and four other members of Canada’s 2018 world junior hockey team.

1 year ago

Austin Edwards speaks
Criminal Justice
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Policing

Trenton NAACP demands police director’s resignation following federal report on unconstitutional behavior by officers

A 45-page report released last week found repeated incidents of police misconduct by Trenton police officers.

1 year ago

FILE - A bicyclist passes a college tour group outside the Baker Library at Dartmouth College, April 7, 2023, in Hanover, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Crime
Delaware
Higher Education

Dartmouth sorority, two fraternity members charged in death of student from Delaware

Won Jang, 20, of Middletown, Delaware, had attended an off-campus party in July hosted by Alpha Phi sorority.

1 year ago

Wendell Smallwood running
Crime
Philadelphia
Sports

Former Eagles player Wendell Smallwood Jr. charged with COVID-19, tax fraud

The former running back is charged with submitting fraudulent PPP loans and tax filings.

1 year ago

The Nittany Lion logo
Higher Education
Pennsylvania

Penn State wins trademark case over retailer’s use of vintage logos, images

A Pennsylvania jury awarded Penn State $28,000 in damages earlier this week over products made and sold by the firms Vintage Brand and Sportswear Inc.

1 year ago

Tape cordons off a scene of police activity, Saturday, March 16, 2024, in Trenton, N.J.
Black Lives Matter
Government Accountability
New Jersey
Policing

Justice Department finds pattern of misconduct by Trenton Police following a yearlong investigation

A 45-page report found that officers "frequently" violated people’s constitutional rights. Talks towards a consent decree are expected.

1 year ago

Listen 1:06
The exterior of the Pennsylvania Judicial Center, home to the Commonwealth Court in Harrisburg, Pa., is pictured on Nov. 6, 2020
Government Accountability
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia

Philadelphia loses lawsuit that sought greater power for the city to regulate firearms

The justices ruled 6-0 to uphold the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by the city, family members of gun violence victims and the nonprofit group CeaseFirePA.

1 year ago

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